Prime-time network TV listings for Tuesday May 31, 1977:
Program details:
| [CBS 8:00] The Family Holvak [Reg]: The Long Way Home (1)
Season 1, episode 1 W: Richard Fielder D: Alf Kjellin With David Carradine (Craw), Michael Conrad (Ham), Bill McKinney (Deputy Shanks), Florence Lake (Grandma Boggs), Diane Shalet (Wilma Jean), Josh Albee (Bo). Glenn Ford and Julie Harris star as a Depression-era preacher and his wife who attempt to survive hard times in the rural South. In the premiere episode, the first of a two-part drama, the Holvaks unwittingly provide refuge to a convict, unaware that their son Ramey was an accomplice in the man's escape from a chain gang. (Repeat program, originally aired 9/7/1975)
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| [ABC 8:00] Happy Days [Reg]: A Shot In The Dark
Season 4, episode 14 W: Fred Fox Jr. D: Jerry Paris With Dave Ketchum (Coach Pelino), Brian Byers (Biff), Kim Lankford (Sheena), Suzanne Wishner (Colette). Richie unexpectedly becomes a hero when he substitutes for an injured star basketball player, then faces the frightening prospect of being expected to lead his team to the championship. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/25/1977)
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| [NBC 8:00] Black Sheep Squadron [Reg]: The War Biz Warrior
Season 1, episode 14 W: Gordon Dawson D: Lawrence Doheny With James Darren (Col. Towers), Robert Gooden, Ford Rainey, Johnny Haymer (Sgt. Chambers). A plane-flying movie idol is sent to replace Pappy on a combat mission and discovers that war is different than the way it is portrayed on film. (Repeat program, originally aired 1/4/1977)
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| [ABC 8:30] Laverne & Shirley [Reg]: Dear Future Model
Season 2, episode 7 W: Judy Skelton, Barbara Robles D: James Burrows With Billy Sands (Holms), Rebecca Dianna Smith (Lenore), Sandra Wirth (Lucille), Deborah Harmon (Receptionist), Sandra Will (Monika). Laverne & Shirley decide to become high fashion models and take a home modeling course. (Repeat program, originally aired 11/23/1976)
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| [CBS 9:00] NBA Playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Portland Trail Blazers, game four.
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| [ABC 9:00] Rich Man, Poor Man (Book 1): Part 4 [special]
Tom Jordache's affair with the wife of a gangland-controlled boxer leads to a situation in which he must flee the country. (Repeat program)
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| [NBC 9:00] Police Woman [Reg]: Bait
Season 3, episode 9 W: David Moessinger D: David Moessinger With Robert Karnes (Lt. Pruitt), Tisha Sterling (Celia), Bruce Davison (Binns), Boyd Bodwell (Tokes), James Chandler (Canfield), M.P. Murphy (Larry Quinn). Following the rape of a college student, suspicion centers on a campus security guard and Sgts. Crowley and Anderson offer advice to other campus women on how to avoid attackers. (Repeat program, originally aired 12/7/1976)
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| [NBC 10:00] Police Story [Reg]: Dangerous Games
Season 1, episode 1 W: Robert Collins D: John Badham With James Farentino (Charlie Czonka), Janet Margolin (Marilyn), Elizabeth Ashley (Jeanette Johnson), Fred Williamson (Snake McKay), Michael Strong (Lassiter), Charles Dierkop (Rawlins), Francine York (Faye), Chelsea Brown (Mrs. McKay), Ed Bernard (Styles), Nora Heflin (Alice), Eric Server (Royster). An undercover policeman poses as a panderer to break up a prostitution ring after a year of undercover work was blown by another agent. (Repeat program, originally aired 10/2/1973)
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